Fewer Americans are moving around the country, but those who do tend to be younger.
Those moving to metropolitan areas tend to fall into two main buckets, according to Bloomberg: people who move for a location first, and those who move for a job first. Those moving for a job usually apply for jobs in multiple cities, then pick the city based on the offers they got. They prioritize work, and are open to several city options — as long as the work is plentiful.
Moving usually isn't cheap, and moving to a big city where the cost of living will trend higher can be intimidating. So, we've ranked Monster's mid-year jobs report highlighting the top 10 hiring cities by cost of living. Monster's list showcases which cities on its platform have the most job listings available; to give you an understanding of what it would actually be like to live there, we pulled figures from the Economic Policy Institute's Family Budget Calculator.
EPI's calculator measures the income a family needs "in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living." They calculate the cost of transportation, housing, food, "other necessities" (which include apparel, personal care, household supplies), and more. We pulled the numbers for a single person with no children — but you can fiddle with it to see what that might be for a two-family household, one parent and one child, and so on.
Curious what your big-city move might amount to in places where the jobs are? Scroll through.
1. Dallas Metro Area
#4 on Monster's Top Cities To Find A Job
Housing: $730
Food: $250
Transportation: $770
Healthcare: $321
Other Necessities: $396
Taxes: $414
Monthly Total: $2,880
Annual Total: $34,563
2. Houston
#10 on Monster's Top Cities To Find A Job
Housing: $772
Food: $248
Transportation: $782
Healthcare: $308
Other Necessities: $412
Taxes: $427
Monthly Total: $2,949
Annual Total: $35,391
*Figures for Houston/The Woodlands/Sugar Land metro area
3. Philadelphia
#7 on Monster's Top Cities To Find A Job
Housing: $824
Food: $277
Transportation: $746
Healthcare: $363
Other Necessities: $444
Taxes: $537
Monthly Total: $3,191
Annual Total: $38,291
*Figures for Philadelphia/Camden/Wilmington metro area
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